All rates and charges for municipal utilities, including, but not limited to, rates for service, permit fees, deposit, connection and meter testing fees, disconnection fees, re-connection fees including penalties for non-payment if any, shall be fixed, determined and amended by the Council and adopted by resolution. No such resolution shall be adopted before a public hearing has been held thereon. Notice of the public hearing shall be published once at least ten days prior thereto. Notice of adoption of the resolution shall be published at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The resolution, containing the effective date thereof, shall be kept on file and open to inspection in the office of the City Clerk and shall be uniformly enforced. For the purpose of fixing the rates and charges, the Council may categorize and classify under the various types of service, provided, that the categorization and classification shall be included in the resolution authorized by this section.
(2003 Code, § 3.02)